Infonomics and the business of free
Subtitle: modern value creation for information services
By: John J. Regazzi, Long Island University, USA
Publisher: Business Science Reference
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Hershey, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9781466644540; 9781466644557; 9781466644564
Subjects: Information services industry; Online information services industry; Information services; Economic aspects; Information technology; Information society; Knowledge economy
Description: "This book addresses the question of whether or not information has become a commodity and examines how infonomics and the "business of free" have changed the way companies must create and market their information to make it most accessible and valuable for their consumers"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: "Research essentials"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-180) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the beginnings of infonomics; title: The shifting sands of the information industry; title: Slippery slopes; title: Open source and open access : how do you compete with free?; title: Digital libraries in the clouds; title: From knowledge management to social networking; title: Learning and playing get personal; title: Connections in the sky.